Would you support a standard uniform for all branches of service? Why or Why not?

Sure as long as they can be safely worn aboard ship. Unlike the uniform in use now. They melt in a fire.

I do not support this. All branches fight in different parts of the world. So this would only work if all branches were in the same area

It would be a great ideal.

For field uniforms, yes, for dress uniforms no

It is best to leave well enough alone
Calling it Join Force Operations Bases are good enough.
Their is a big difference between a Soldier and a Marine but they are train to do the heavy fighting in difficult situations on the battlefield where as the Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard are not train to do what the Army and Marine are train to do.
Before I retired from the Army a Air Force Sergeant cross over to the Army Hospital unit. She was put in the NCOIC position. She has no idea what we do on the Army side. She didn't know D&C, how to form a formation. She was totally lost. She got into our Nurses and Doctor on a regular basis saying the Air don't do this or don't do that.
I will never go into a combat Zone with a Air Force or Navy officer in charge unless that person is train in Special Ops

Definitely. Rank should be uniform as well. That way if you switch from one branch to another it is uniform transition, not a guessing game, if you got the experience and training then it should go across all branches. Many schools are already taught together, it would definitely cut down on contracts for several uniform companies.

Uniforms change so often anyway, certainly the uniforms will keep changing

No, because I am a Marine.

Fist question is WHY? What is the purpose in changing to a single uniform for all branches? Cost effectiveness - No, that doesn't come into play since each branch will maintain so many uniforms that there will be no cost savings. Simplify Identification in the field – possible but how often has this been an issue, if ever? Esprit De Corps – You would preserve more by maintaining unit / branch specific uniforms. Combat troops and clerical troops have very little in common. Why would you have cooks wearing combat fatigues if they are not attached to a combat element? In some cases, combat uniforms can be dangerous – ships mechanics working around equipment in close quarters for example.
For some services, and elements within that service, it is less problematic. Army soldiers in combat elements could share a common uniform with Marines assigned to similar units. Navy SEALS, Air Force Rescue, Rangers, Special Forces, Special Operations Command elements all could share the same combat uniform.
Which brings us to a different way of looking at this. Why not have identical uniforms, across branches, based on the primary job assignment instead of the branch element? Cooks would wear cook uniforms. Medical staff would wear medical uniforms, maintenance mechanics would wear the uniform specific to their tasks. Clerical and most general support services members would wear a similar non-combat specific uniform – something like the old olive drabs we had during Vietnam. Simple, easy to maintain and was actually used by most services.

I miss the BDU’s. Usually when the military uniform is changed we all change to the same uniform.

Why would one uniform be good? Four different purposes you can’t make one that fits them all.

Never

I liked the olive green uniforms with ranks on the collar black belt shined black leather boots and the uniform starched this look good in garrison. Field duty wear cammies. But dress uniforms stay the same.

They need go back to the BDU we had in the seventies use the cammies in the field and combat. Spit shined boots also

Well it worked fine when we all had the woodland camo BDU!! Why wouldn't it work again. Plus it would probably save tax payer money in the long run. Yes at first the price tag would be high, but after the first year it would fall.

No! Maybe a common combat uniform for everyone that actually fights but the rest should wear a service identifying uniform

Bad idea, sorry. Different requirements for the different services. Navy should go back to the bell bottoms and chambray shirts.

I may have said this on here before, and realize I !at be repeating myself, yeah, it could obv be done, the thing is, just think how much fun we'd all lose trying to keep all the different ones straight all the time, you know? Lol....

I feel that if the different branches want unique uniforms they can have their own dress uniforms but a standard field uniform is the right way to go.

In my opinion, I'd say every branch can keep their uniform design cut but everyone must have the same uniform pattern. The Marines/Navy can still maintain their sewn on tapes, pin on ranks and current design uniform cuts as well as the Army/Air Force with the current ACU cut with velcro but everyone (branch) would have the same camouflage pattern instead. Look at the pictures attached to my comment. Same pattern, different uniform cuts/layout.